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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
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1417
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FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRANCE / CAPETIANS - FRANCE / ROYAL
Constitution (1791–1792). 2 sols FRANÇOIS, presentation strike 1791 – Year 3, A, Paris (dot).
Obverse: LOUIS XVI KING OF THE FRENCH. Bust of the King facing left, bareheaded, hair tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck, wearing a cloak fastened over the shoulder with a fibula. Below (variant) (date) (mint).
Reverse: THE NATION, THE LAW, THE KING (variant). A bundle of rods surmounted by a Phrygian cap and flanked by two ‘S’s, between two oak branches. In the exergue: THE YEAR (date) OF FREEDOM.
G.25 - Dy.1722; Copper - 27.8 g - 35.5 mm - 6 h
Top Pop: this is the only graded specimen (re-strike)!
PCGS MS64BN (58337214).
With a rounded edge and complete reeded edge! A presentation strike on a very large blank, or a re-strike according to PCGS. Retains some of its original colour beneath a light brown patina. Very rare in this remarkable grade! Superb in mint condition.
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